用意
ようい · youi (also spelled yoi)
Preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
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high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
お部屋には金庫もご用意しております。
おへやにはきんこもごよういしております。
We also provide a safe in your room.
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停電に備えて、水も用意しておいた。
ていでんにそなえて、みずもよういしておいた。
In preparation for the power cut, I also prepared water.
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禁煙のお部屋もご用意できます。
きんえんのおへやもごよういできます。
We also have non-smoking rooms.
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お部屋をご用意いたしました。
おへやをごよういいたしました。
We have prepared your room.
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What does 用意 mean?
Preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal).
How do you pronounce 用意?
ようい (youi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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